In Texas, the Renewable Fuels Association released an update to its Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide to Ethanol for 2015 at the 20th Annual National Ethanol Conference. The publication touches on every core issue facing the ethanol industry today, providing readers with the up-to-date information including wew data and statistics to give a sense […]
In Florida, as Daytona Beach hosted the Daytona 500, NASCAR celebrated its fifth year of partnership with American Ethanol. Five years ago, NASCAR made the change to an ethanol fuel blend and has run on Sunoco Green E15 since the 2011 Daytona 500. NASCAR made the fuel change in conjunction with its NASCAR Green Platform, […]
In Georgia, Procter & Gamble and Constellation have announced the development of a 50 MW biomass plant to help run one of P&G’s largest US facilities. The plant will significantly increase P&G’s use of renewable energy, helping move the company closer to its 2020 goal of obtaining 30 percent of its total energy from renewable […]
In Colorado, testing on Gevo’s renewable isobutanol in marine engines has concluded after four years. The tests, performed by a consortium of leading organizations from the recreational marine industry, have showed that isobutanol blends of up to 16.1% can be used in marine engines without deterioration of engine or boat performance. The consortium tested many […]
In California, BlueFire Renewables has received a good endorsement from China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) Executive Vice President Lin Chuxue for its Fulton project. “BlueFire’s Fulton project is a renewable energy project of great commercial value, which can be duplicated many times over elsewhere,” said Lin Chuxue. The endorsement was given at the US-China Joint […]
In California, Blume Distillation is hosting a Gala Open House event to showcase its process operations with the new Blue BD-60 (small-scale, 60,000 gallon per year test and demonstration plant). The event will enable participants to meet the Blume Research and Development and Sales Teams, tour the greenhouse coproduct demonstration facility, visit the lab, enjoy […]
In Turkey, funding is available for several partners for Transnational Access in BRISK, including the gasification infrastructure at TUBITAK Marmara Research Center. The final deadline for applications is March 15, 2015. TUBITAK Marmara Research Centre (MRC) Energy Institute conducts applied research on advanced energy technologies; namely pyrolysis, gasification and combustion of solid fuels and syngas […]
In Wisconsin, ethanol exports have increased 18% according to numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Trade, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. The increases have totaled an export value of over $250 million dollars and have driven Wisconsin’s export totals to an all time high. Exports to Canada, the top buyer of Wisconsin agricultural products, jumped 14 […]
In North Carolina, Blue Sphere Corporation has closed on a joint venture to develop, construct, and operate a 5.2 MW biogas generation facility in Charlotte, NC with affiliates of York Capital Management. Under the terms of the joint venture, Blue Sphere owns 25% of the Project and received an initial payment of $1,250,000 in cash […]
In the US, ethanol exports reached near-record levels in 2014, sending 836 million gallons of ethanol worth $2.1 billion to international markets, says the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)’s new publication “2014 U.S. Ethanol Exports and Imports: Statistical Summary.” The report also finds that U.S. ethanol has made its way to all inhabited continents of the […]
